Looks like our neighbors in California are taking measures to conserve one of our most valuable resources - water.

What are we doing here in the "Pothead State" to conserve our water, I ask? Now that we have an official "Cannabis Chronicles" column in our newspaper I am hoping the leaders of this revolution will answer the problems of where and how the newly appointed czars of the dope agri-business will get their supply of our invaluable moisture.

As a taxpayer, I don't intend to share one drop with them nor do I want to pay one extra penny for water so that their businesses might share. The water problem could necessitate sharing on a "priority basis" with other farmers and legitimate growers but I will never consider marijuana a legitimate business since there are many medicines that alleviate pain prescribed by doctors. It's obvious that this horrendous business has no legitimate function except to make some greedy persons rich.

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